Nitto Airlines

Nitto Airlines was established on 04Jul1952
[ – JAD (Japan Airlines Domestic) was established as JDA (Japan Domestic Airlines) on 15Apr1964 through a merger of three feeder airlines, Nitto Airlines (founded on 4Jul1952), Fujita Airlines (founded on 13Sep1952) & Kita Nihon Airlines (North Japan Airlines) (founded on 30Jun1953). JDA and Toa Airways (founded 30Nov1953) merged to create TDA (Toa Domestic Airlines) on 15May1971. Renamed to JAS (Japan Air System) on 01Apr1988. Merged into JAL on 01Apr2004 & renamed to JAD. Eventually fully merged into parent company JAL]
[ – JAL was founded as JAPANESE AIRLINES on 01Aug1951 by a group of private investors and initially restricted it’s operations to domestic services using crews and aircraft leased from Northwest Airlines, commencing operations on 25Oct1951 . In 1953 the company was reorganised as JAPAN AIR LINES and took over as the flag carrier for Japan. Renamed to Japan Airlines International on 01Apr2004 following merger with JAPAN AIR SYSTEMS. On 01Oct2006, Japan Airlines International and Japan Airlines Domestic merged into a single brand, Japan Airlines International. On 01Apr2008, JAL merged the operations of its subsidiary Japan Asia Airways (JAA) into JAL mainline operations]